Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky
Carnovsky in 1964
Born	(1897-09-05)September 5, 1897 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	September 1, 1992(1992-09-01) (aged 94) Easton, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	Washington University in St. Louis
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1921–1984
Spouses	Florence Lasersohn ​ ​ (m. 1922; div. 1933)​ [1] Phoebe Brand ​ (m. 1941)​
Children	1

Morris Carnovsky (September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1992) was an American stage and film actor. He was one of the founders of the Group Theatre (1931-1940) in New York City and had a thriving acting career both on Broadway and in films until, in the early 1950s, professional colleagues told the House Un-American Activities Committee that Carnovsky had been a Communist Party member. He was blacklisted and worked less frequently for a few years, but then re-established his acting career, taking on many Shakespearean roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and performing the title roles in college campus productions of King Lear and The Merchant of Venice. Carnovsky's nephew is veteran character actor and longtime "Pathmark Guy" James Karen.